Daniël de Blieck

Daniël de Blieck (Middelburg, c. 1610 - Middelburg, 1673), was a Dutch Golden Age painter, draughtsman and architect, who specialised in architectural paintings. He painted both real and imaginary church interiors.

Little is known about Daniël de Blieck's life and training. It is presumed that he was a pupil of architectural painter Dirck van Delen. He became a member of the Middelburg Guild of Saint Luke in 1647- 1648 as an architect. He was deacon of the Guild in 1664–1665 and 1668. He resided in England from 1658 to 1661.

When the States of Zeeland – the governing body of Zeeland – decided to mint coins mechanically, de Blieck was commissioned to produce drawings on the production of the necessary equipment. He was well aware of the latest technical advances as he knew the equipment in Paris and had made drawings of the minting equipment in Dortrecht. The building of the minting machines was not without problems, and de Blieck made a number of trips to Antwerp, Rotterdam and The Hague as supervisor for repairs and parts.

Adriaen van de Graeff was his pupil in 1665.

Daniël de Blieck principally painted architectural studies, but is also known for some portraits. He painted both real and imaginary church interiors.

His imaginary architectural paintings of church interiors were in the style of the Flemish painter Hendrick Aerts, but under the influence of architectural painters of the Delft school such as Hendrick Cornelisz. van Vliet, he developed a more realistic style around 1650. His painting of the Rotterdam St. Lawrence Church of the early 1650s demonstrates this interest in realism. However, he did not abandon the style of imaginary architecture paintings and it has been claimed that he never found his own style.

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